M4.8 earthquake 127 km W of Copiapó, Chile
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 127 km W of Copiapó, Chile on Sun, Jan 21, 1973, 11:21 PM GMT-3 (02:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-22 02:21:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.459° S, 71.612° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000008f. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:29 PM UTC.